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Dear friends. This is a bonus episode that I wanted to get out quickly. Brooke and her husband Matteo, a homeschool family, started a business last year that gathers Catholic business owners under one platform to make supporting the values that we want to uphold easier for both buyer and seller.
They've developed a website and an app to make both local and national shopping ethical and simple. Their Christmastide shopping guide is available when you download the app or sign up to the website. It's so lovely, a shopping guide and an Advent and Christmas family devotional in one. Such a great way to support Catholic business.Support the show
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Christina joins me to discuss all things toys - curating, storing them, communicating our needs around gift giving and sharing some family favourites.
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
6:16 - Keep stuff or donate?
10:52 - Giving clear directives for gift giving
16:12 - Rotating toys
19:21 - Best loved toys in our homes
34:10 - When to let go
38:34 - Board games, clean up and creative play
Magnetic Tiles
Melissa and Doug Wooden Blocks
Schleich Animals
Squigs
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1:29 - joy is a choice
4:36 - homeschooling out of love
8:14 - connecting with your child
11:17 - being polite and friendly
14:44 - avoid pouncing on your kids
18:34 - developing relationships
Rest, Play, Grow by Deborah MacNamara
Nourished: Connection, Food, and Caring for Our Kids by Deborah MacNamara
Rest, Play, Grow: Interview with Dr. Deborah MacNamara (podcast)
Nourished: an interview with Dr. Deborah MacNamara on her new book (podcast)Support the show
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a lovely chat with my guest co-host Zoe
2:32 - Homeschooling all ages
3:48 - HOW do you do it!???
6:48 - What it looks like day to day
10:57 - Making curriculum work for the needs of your family
15:42 - When learning to read is a challenge
20:26 - Homeschooling fosters self-motivation
25:03 - Being ok with slower progress
26:44 - How do you keep little ones entertained during school hours?
31:39 - Efficiency in our day and phonics
34:55 - Overcoming learning challenges in education
37:40 - How many hours are you spending on school work?
Toe by Toe curriculum for struggling readersMother of Divine Grace School
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
mastery learning (blog post)
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blog posts on writingSupport the show
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How do we spread joy and profess a life in Christ when we're so messed up? Some thoughts on this ever so human experience.
This is the last of a series of episodes on the basics of joy. The other episodes are:
What is joy? Back to basics.
The story of two moms.
Living joyfully when it's hard.
1:55 - Not time for perfect
3:37 - Being an apostle of joy even when I struggle with it myself
4:20 - Scattering joy in our messiness
7:48 - Accepting difficult circumstances
15:15 - You have been called to be a disciple
joy and kindness are simply good habits (blog post)Support the show
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a few thoughts on personal growth and acceptance of God's will through joy and suffering
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
1:37 - Can we find joy in suffering?
5:25 - Being angry with God and accepting what is
13:54 - Facing tragedy by God's grace
17:53 - Compliance to our circumstances
perseverance in homeschooling: remembering what matters (podcast)
revelations (blog post)
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a story from when I was expecting my first daughter and reflections on the type of mom I want to be
you deserve to be lifted up (blog post)
simplify your life (podcast)
the fundamental elements of kindness part one (blog post)Support the show
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The hardest road to kindness.
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So much back ground noise in the episode. I think my husband and son may have been reenacting the battle of the Rohirrim. Apologies on that. Just me on this episode sharing well, why joy? How did it happen that joy became my personal little mission. And why does it matter?
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
1:40 - Using and sharing our gifts
4:24 - Where my journey began
9:20 - Taking charge of our own lives
12:34 - Unearthing joy
17:06 - Tackling some impediments to joy
why order matters (podcast)
some truths in family life ~ part one (podcast)
do something that brings you joy (blog post)
defining joy and why it matters in our homeschool world (blog post)
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Another element of kindness, broken down into something doable and digestible.
Affability of speech - AKA, tone of voice...Support the show
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Dear friends. I've picked up blogging again as I've missed writing.
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
I'm writing my story as a way of getting back into it. Part the first, HERE.
Elizabeth and I discuss the hard seasons (Elizabeth's baby is due any day...) how we can manage them, discern them, work with them.
2:27 - Homeschooling through pregnancy
7:31 - Hiring out schooling when needed
9:42 - Discipline and routine with boys
14:53 - Stepping back and observing our life
21:59 - Afraid of not giving enough to our kids
31:49 - Taking time off
Jacko Willink books
low days (blog post)
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Christina and I address a few issues that crop up regularly in our family life, included, but not limited to, children flopping on the floor when we ask them to do something.
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
0:49 - Homeschool beginnings
3:28 - The mystery of readiness
6:48 - Comparing ourselves
9:30 - Learning is a lifelong endeavour
13:30 - It's okay to take time off
16:20 - What if your child refuses to cooperate?
25:15 - The value of humour
30:25 - Attachment is not permissiveness
37:51 - Success in homeschool coops
42:20 - Letting go of social media
46:13 - The great privilege of homeschooling
an interview with my 20 year old son, Abel (podcast)
how to be nice: part one (blog post)
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My listener and guest, Kimmy, and I, address the topic of anger, learning to pause, growing in holiness and - aaaah - EXPECTATIONS.
2:08 - Kimmy's questions on managing anger and structuring the day
8:01 - Creating and sustaining a loving environment
12:21 - Planning time for yourself
18:58 - Camp style learning
22:40 - Practices that help us deal with anger and develop self-control
40:53 - How to respond to our kids anger
51:45 - Knowing that there is always another wayKeeping your head above water, live workshop (Youtube)
"I want to employ your tactics, but do you have advice on how to nurture my passionate soul?""I always knew that, once lunchtime was over, we were done.""Our world is very urgent, and the control factor of “I need to...""Living in this urgent world where we actually have to be intentional about entering into a merciful, peaceful state of..."Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
Tyranny of the Urgent chart
Seven Deadly Sins; Seven Lively Virtues with Fr. Robert Barron (Youtube)
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I received this fan mail a few days ago, and wanted to respond with my take on it. This mom is doing so many good things already, please know I pray for you all and hope this helps!
Hi Bonnie -- I am really struggling. I deeply desire a joyful home and yet every day , without fail I am yelling, the kids are fighting, the baby is overtired and the house is a mess.
I'm at a loss at where to even begin. I know my discipline for cleaning and keeping order needs to be strengthened, but again, I don't know where to start.
What would you recommend to start making order? We read aloud daily, leave the house only 2 days/week, order groceries in -- I have really tried to simplify but still cycle back to the same time and again. I'd greatly appreciate your prayers and adviceSupport the show
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After listening to the episode on cosleeping, a listener submitted these questions:
So this mum has a large family. She has a baby who's just over one,
that this is usually around the time that she has stopped co -sleeping and transitioned to a crib. She'd like to keep co -sleeping, but a couple of things are frustrating at this stage of babyhood, how do I manage these particular things? How do get yourself ready in the morning? Shower, get dressed, have some time to do a couple chores to be ready for the day. If you have to stay in the same room as the sleeping baby.
And also when I put the baby to bed at night, she starts out in a crib, some evenings that she wakes up after only an hour. Then I go back in and nurse her for 20 -ish minutes and get back to spending time with my husband and older kids. I find this frustrating because I feel like my husband and I have very little time together.
So here's my take on it...again, I will give a shout out to familysleep.ca, sleep coaching from an attachment perspective.Support the show
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My dear friend Zoe joins me to discuss how she mentors moms to take a look at how we can create more ease and joy in the daily task of meal prep and menu planning. Dealing with decision fatigue and how to create an environment that is more streamlined and restful. We talk about Sunday as a day of rest, and what that can look like in our busy family lives. Spend some time with us, chatting about the joys and challenges of keeping all the people fed.
Brilliant Beaver Guidebook - Audio Version
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